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BASEBALLSSports equipment with mixed up label carried by swimmer LEASTWAYSAlways set off, at any rate (9) SECRETARYAssistant's private call about becoming associate BABYSTEPSSlow-but-steady progress, or the progression found at the starts of 18-, 23-, 36-, and 51-Across ANAEROBICWithout oxygen and low on energy, Mike yields to Rob STANDBYMEBen E. King hit that begins "When the night has come / And the land is dark" WOLVERINEGlutton BELVEDERESummerhouse with a view FOOTSTOOLPays for device to make leg-rest (9) MINIATUREModel car, a true sport (9) GRACELANDThe King’s home, elegance over acres (9) PENTHOUSECooped up at home, a luxurious one (9) DEMEANOURHeartless Duke professor's not so nice look